COVID-19

The district previously said it would offer only in-person classes, because the state will not fund virtual learning next school year.

The state's chief epidemiologist says the "steepness" of the increase the cases now is similar to what happened during the early months of the pandemic.

Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers fled Texas in an effort to block Republican-led restrictive voting legislation from being passed.

Average wages for nonmanagers at restaurants and bars hit $15 an hour in May, but many say no amount of pay would get them to return. They are leaving at the highest rate in decades.

A top doctor at Texas Children’s Hospital says the COVID-19 positivity rate is going up in children and hospitalizations may be creeping up as well.

Los líderes de Austin y el condado de Travis enfatizaron que la mayoría de las personas hospitalizadas no han recibido la vacuna contra el COVID-19.

Austin-Travis County leaders emphasized that the majority of those hospitalized are unvaccinated.

We talked to three club owners about what's changed for music venues since things have opened back up. We also explore the saga behind the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant.

Plexiglass barriers used to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 won't be easy to recycle. The acrylic sheets will likely have to be reused or repurposed to avoid being added to landfills.

Do you wear a mask? Do you shake hands? Do you go out at all? We’re all navigating this stage of the pandemic.